Posts tagged Rockism
Who Is Mr. Robot's Landlord?: Your Problems Might Be Larger Than Misunderstanding Mr. Robot's Soundtrack Edition

It takes a lot of testicular fortitude to accuse someone of nonsensically curating music on a television show when you are actually the one that doesn't get the references.

Meet Winston Cook-Wilson and his article about the music of Mr. Robot.

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I Love Vinyl (HBO) - Am I "Rockist" or Right?

Time again to decide if I am "Rockist" or Right.

This week I am putting my love of the television show Vinyl (HBO) in the firing line.

Vote on my Twitter profile or by leaving a comment!

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I Hate "The Life of Pablo" - Am I "Rockist" or Right?

I hate "The Life Of Pablo" - nothing personal about Kanye - just the music and some of his messgae. Does this make me a "Rockist" or just right? 

I am asking my followers or visitors to read my argument and vote here by leaving a comment or on the Twitter Poll pinned to my profile. 

This new feature will generally appear every Wednesday and I will report on the final voting every week. Enjoy!

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I Hate Maroon 5 - "Rockist" Or Right?

I hate Maroon 5 - not personally - just the music. Does this make me a "Rockist" or just right? 

I am asking my followers or visitors to read my argument and vote here by leaving a comment or on the Twitter Poll pinned to my profile. 

This new feature will generally appear every Wednesday and I will report on the final voting every week. Enjoy!

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My Open Letter To "The Demon"

Gene Simmons decided to let his grumpy old demon out in a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine.

Lowlights: He doesn't find hip-hop music melodic, thinks Rock music is dead, and wants Lady Gaga to get off the stripper pole.

Here is my response to "grumpy old Demon" Gene Simmons 

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Vinyl (HBO): When Being "Rockist" Ain't Wrong

Emily Nussbaum accused Vinyl of being “Rockist.” Is Vinyl guilty of “Rockism?”

A Rockist is someone who tries to preserve some perfect imaginary past glory of music that they use as an unfavorable comparison to all that terrible "new" music.

Vinyl is not a show lionizing “good old” music against the incursion of “terrible new” music, it is an argument about what makes music good, an argument about what has always been rotten at the heart of the music industry, and a celebration of great music through the ages.

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